For Pete's Sake

Should Colombia player have gotten a red card for this head-butt at World Cup?

Should this have been a red card?

During Tuesday's Round-of-16 World Cup game between Colombia and England, there was a bit of controversy in the first half.

While England was setting up for a free kick, players from both teams were jostling for position. That's when Colombia's Willmar Barrios head-butted England's Jordan Henderson in the chest. Barrios lifted his head into Henderson's chin and he went down like a ton of bricks.

The referee didn't see the incident, but he apparently got word from an assistant and Barrios was shown a yellow card.

But should it have been a red card? What do you think?

This was the play:

And here is our poll (leave a comment, too):

This story was originally published July 3, 2018 at 2:06 PM.

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